Kamchatka and Chukotka, has opened the polls for voting on amendments to the Constitution of Russia. TASS was told at the regional election commissions.
Kamchatka begin work 182 polling station in the capital region — 66, some of them are already open from 08:00 local time (23:00 Wednesday GMT). In Chukotka start working on the 55 polling stations, some of them are also already open.
Also from June 25 for residents of Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod region available remote e-voting.
the CEC Chairman, Ella Pamfilova said earlier that the vote on the amendments throughout the country will be more than 96 and a half thousand plots.
the President of Russia Vladimir Putin has declared the day a national vote on July 1 and urged citizens to take an active part in it. Meanwhile, voting will begin June 25. To stretch the procedure for a few days suggested in the CEC, to make possible the observance of the sanitary regulations introduced due pandemic coronavirus. In particular, we are talking about the organization of social distance, and measuring the temperature of the electorate.
Among the 400 proposed amendments, the priority of Russian laws over international right of Putin to run again for the presidency. All amendments approved by the constitutional court, the state Duma, the Federation Council and regional parliaments.
